> I'd like to read `.nr i 3+4*6' and know if that's 27 or 42 without > having to know the value of a `new expression syntax' register; code > is often read by jumping in at a point and not following from the > start of execution. Altering the syntax, with a new request or > invalid old expression syntax, gives me that knowledge on the spot.
This is a valid concern. Whoever is going to implement one of the suggested solutions: It seems that a poll is needed... Werner